Conjunctions - If/Once [~면/으면]

~면/으면 is used after a verb and the clause containing ~면 must always come first and its meaning is "if/once I do such and such."

Rules

1. Take 다 off a plain verb and add 면 to it.

  • 하다 → 하면 = If/Once (I) do
  • 가다 → 가면 = If/Once (you) go
  • 던지다 → 던지면 = If/Once (you) throw
2. Take 다 off a verb with a final consonant and add 으면 to it.
  • 좋다 → 좋으면 = If/Once (I) like
  • 먹다 → 먹으면 = If/Once (you) eat
  • 잡다 → 잡으면 = If/Once (I) catch
Eg.
  • 학교에 가면 공부 할 수 있다 = If/Once I go to school, I can study.
  • 의대에 가면 의사가 될 수 있다 = If/Once you go to med school, you can become a doctor.
  • 책을 가져오면 읽어 줄께 = If/Once you bring (me) a book, I will read (it) to you.
학교 = school
할 수 있다 = can do
의대 = med school
의사 = doctor
될 수 있다 = can become
책 = book
가져오다 = bring
읽다 = read

7 comments:

  1. Then how would you say the other kind of "if" for example "It's not stalking if I love you"

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  2. What does "며" mean? For instance, what's the difference between "눈 왔다며,좋겠다" and "눈 왔다면,좋겠다"?

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  3. Thanks, Luke; you've done a good job of concisely explaining conditional statements - very useful for my learning!

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  4. I've been having a difficult time understanding ~면. Thanks to you, it's considerably clearer now! Much appreciated!

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  5. So what is "even if/though" ?
    Thanks a lot!!!

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  6. Please refer to 'Conjunctions - But' and 'But [는데/은데]' for more information.

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